Mansa Musa inherited the throne because the former ruler wanted to see what the edge of the world was like. He sent a few ships, but only one came back. So the king himself, went on a boat to see why all the other people vanished and he never came back. So then he inherited the throne.
Mansa Musa ruled Ghana.
When Mansa Musa went on his haj, he crossed the Sahara with about 500 slaves all carrying gold rods weighing 4 pounds each; he gave the gold away thus decreasing its value for several years. He also had 100 camels carry 300 pounds of gold each.. Each night, when they stopped to sleep, he built an entire mosque out of mud every night. He gave away so much gold that he had to borrow some and the market price decreased in Cairo.
Mansa Musa's wealth came from the salt and gold he mined and traded plus the additional money he made taxing traders coming through Ghana
Mansa Musa inherited the throne because the former ruler wanted to see what the edge of the world was like. He sent a few ships, but only one came back. So the king himself, went on a boat to see why all the other people vanished and he never came back. So then he inherited the throne.
Mansa Musa ruled Ghana.
When Mansa Musa went on his haj, he crossed the Sahara with about 500 slaves all carrying gold rods weighing 4 pounds each; he gave the gold away thus decreasing its value for several years. He also had 100 camels carry 300 pounds of gold each.. Each night, when they stopped to sleep, he built an entire mosque out of mud every night. He gave away so much gold that he had to borrow some and the market price decreased in Cairo.
Mansa Musa's wealth came from the salt and gold he mined and traded plus the additional money he made taxing traders coming through Ghana